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The Story: Syracuse guard Eric
Devendorf has violated the Student Code of Conduct after allegedly hitting a
female in
the face. The Syracuse University judicial hearing board has recommended that
Devendorf be suspended for the remainder of the academic year. He is expected
to appeal the decision. The appeals process could take anywhere from 15 to 20
days. "Any player can still play while the case is under appeal,"
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said Wednesday.

After a month of play, the Big East has proved it's just as
good as any conference in the country.
Several teams have had big wins so far (Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Notre Dame), and the conference
currently has an AP-record 8 teams in the top 25. Other teams have had early upsets though
(Louisville, Marquette). At this point
in regular season, it's a little too early to nail down each team's true
identity, but there's just enough to start the conversation.
Some of these points may prove to be true, others may turn out just the
opposite. Whatever does happen, though,
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Thanksgiving week is always a hotbed
for college basketball -- holiday tournaments and invitationals are a nice
reprise for people who don't want to watch riveting NFL blowouts on Thanksgiving
or overhyped college football games on Saturday. Plus, there's really nothing
better than eating leftovers, laying on the couch and watching some college
hoops. As a result of all the top-notch match-ups, there were plenty of
outstanding individual performances this week.

Heading into this Saturday it seemed like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were well on their way to a seventh victory and a berth in either the Gator or Sun Bowl. All they had to do was beat Syracuse, playing for a recently dismissed head coach in Greg Robinson and dead last in the Big East. But while the Orange haven't played particularly well this season, you can't accuse this team of quitting. What ensued was one of the more stunning results of the day, with Syracuse stunning the Irish 24-23 on a late touchdown pass. Where do the Irish go from here?

The
2008-09 Big East season should bring as much excitement as any. Commonly regarded as the toughest conference
in college basketball, it has the potential to put 9+ teams into the NCAA
tournament come March.

At
the backbone of a great team comes a great coach, and the Big East has plenty
of great coaches. But which coaches are
the best? Let's just say that a
well-padded résumé is not enough to give a coach top honors in this conference.